Our Boy!

Twice in the one year...

2011-11-21T14:26:00.004Z

Ok I know this is technically a continuation of the last post... but sure two posts in a year sounds better!

Right where was I... oh aye... the seniors' ups and downs of 2011... aye so, they stayed up, got a few championship games... so achieved what we wanted at the start of the year.. happy days!

Lookin towards next year... could be tough. With a pile of boys deciding to swap 'Staghan for Sydney, Clady for Melbourne and Glenone for Gold Coast... seems we could be down a few men for 2012! I dunno what the big deal is with these foreign countries, sure you wouldn't get the nice weather you get in Tyanee over there!!

There's been a few rumoured retirements as well for the comin year... some who claim to be only retirin now but from their performances looked to have stopped playin half way through 2011! We'll see what happens come January or February and the wives can't stand the sight of them anymore and kick them out the door til they get rid of the beer belly!!

So.. 2012 could be a tough one... need to get a manager on board first, and then find all able bodied players laying around the parish!

Away from the footy, there were a few wee events during the year, including the night at the dogs in Drumbo... some craic... especially watchin them eejits run around the track!! I thought there was definitely goin to be at least one faller! dunno how they all managed to survive!!

The wee players lounge is receiving its final touches and could be up and runnin and ready before the end of the year... somewhere for those recently retired boys to escape from the wives maybe... we'll have to make sure it's locked during trainin.. can't have everyone lookin up at them and not concentratin on football!!

Anyway... enough bollix for one day... might be back on again in a year's time... dunno... 2 posts in day might do for a couple of years! We'll see if there's any craic to be told!

Just a year since the last post sure!

2011-11-21T13:58:00.004Z

Not that it was intentional or anythin... but seems like it's been a year and a day since the last time I posted nonsense on here!!

So if anyone is still out there... I'll try and remember how to write a pile of crap that makes no sense....

Here goes...!

So... 2011... a memorable year... maybe!

The year started well, with the Seniors promoted to Division 1 for the first time since 2005, new man in to take us in the form of Gary Coleman, he obviously spotted my great skills from the moment he walked into the place, though Ernie and DL told him he was deluded, so decided to keep me in reserve for the reserves... hardly the place for the club's best ever player.. but sure.. some people dunno real talent when they see it!

After a long preseason of muddy pitches and forest runs, we got off to a flyer in the league, with a win over the Dawson, and draws with Screen, Banagher and Slaughtneil... though at least 2 of those draws could've been wins and saved us some sweating and dicking about at the end of the year!! Could have nabbed a draw with the surs too only for a late penalty save! :(

After a couple of defeats against Ballinderry, Lavey and The Glen, things got back on track with an away win against reigning county champions Coleraine and a 6 point victory over one of our bottom of the table rivals Glen.

With the way the league was workin out, after those wee victories we looked to be heading towards stayin up in Division 1 for 2 consecutive years for the first time in many years, the main aim at the start of the year, with 4 games til go! Not bad...

Then came the championship... a wet night in Slaughtneil saw us win our first Senior Championship match in over 30 years! Happy days!

On an up from that wee result we took on the surs in The Glen. After falling asleep at the start of the match, we gave it a real rattle in the second half, and restored some pride even if we got beat by 8.

With the back door in operation, we played a third senior championship match in a year for possibly the first time in the club's history! Unfortunately, we should have stopped at two, as on a forgettable day in Lavey we never showed up and were over run by a tough Loup team... ending the previously promising campaign in not the best possible way!

Havin been distracted by the championship, we never really got back to the form we showed earlier in the year and failed to win another league game in 2011, despite leavin a few games behind we should have at least got a draw out of!

But thankfully other results went our way and we stayed up... only just... and with dawson and the bridge goin down, we could have nice wee trips to Steelstown and/or Craigbane in 2012... not good!

On a brighter note...with screen goin on to win the league later in the year that obviously means we're equal to them after our draw and ultimately the best team in Derry!!

Not a bad year

2010-11-20T12:09:00.004Z

Just promotion, reserve double, under 16 championship and u14 7-a-side this year... cant complain!!

Been a while since the last post... our boy has been lazy over the last while... but sure what can you do.

Great win against the Swa in the promotion game. Some comeback in the reserve championship final to finally beat them Desertmartin bollixes... and the 16s just over ran them.

So not a bad year.... and senior footbball to look forward to next year... fun times!! Oh and the U21s are still to finish yet... good win against Loup there during the week... so happy days!

That was just the onfield activity... i dunno if i'll mention the hunt for the hunk... some night! Some boys with sore heads the next day... 'I see pretty girls every where I go' indeed! But Eugene 'Borat bealy' O'Neill put on a good show to claim the title... so good luck to him in the Derry final in January some time... should be even more interesting!!

Then there was the townland 7s... them staghan boys with mars running the thing done the business beatin reigning champs ballymacpeake in the final! Some craic... never seen so many out of shape boys enjoying playing football!

So 2010 over... almost... not bad... roll on 2011...

Time flies

2010-09-16T00:15:00.003+01:00

Jaysus a year doesnt take long goin in... but that's how long its been since I started writin this crap... because if i remember right, i started this carry on just as we were gettin ready to go to the All-irelands 7s down in Meath...

And sure arent we ready to go this year again on Saturday... and try and avoid a dodgy ref in the final this time and win the thing... we'll see... could be interesting... all I know there is a big DCs bus going and its been booked out with 'supporters'... I'd be surprised if half them made it by the group stages even if our players do!

Should be a fun old time... but i've been lay up with an auld sore leg, so will have to be one of those faders and stay away this year... sure we done that well last year, i want to give some other teams a chance the year!!!

Been a while...

2010-09-16T00:03:00.002+01:00

It's been sometime since the last post... been too busy layin about and trying out that auld facebook carry on.... not all it's cracked up to be hi!

So since that wee run... what all has happened??....

Well... off the field there was an Irish night and a hypnotist... dunno which one boys got hynotised at... some interesting sites about the place, including elvis and a love in... but that was just the irish night!

Then on the field... well just the two championships... the Under 16s powering their way to the win in the final, while the reserves minus the unique talents of Bealy and Dolph decided not to bother playin in the first half, before doing a remarkable turn around in the second half when big Jim came on and ruled midfield...

Seniors into the old league play-offs but unfortunately out of the championship, was a terrible auld match up in slaughtneil against the dawson... but the less said about it the better.

Was some match at the club on Sunday there... cant mind when there was that many people inside St Oliver Plunkett Park... big letters and his pose had the place lookin well and I'm sure there was quite a few quid lifted too...

Was wild hard on Lavey the 2 late shamrocks goals to win by a point, but sure that's the way it goes, and was a great game for the neutrals, so maybe the lough will be remember for being the hosts for the game of the year for a few years to come, rather than just the venue where Ballinderry and Newbridge whaled the crap out of each other in 1987 in what was supposedly a proper wee row... as far as i mind most the stewards from the lough on the day went home after they had been boxin for about 10 minutes, and left them to it... those were the days!!

Some runnin

2010-06-10T11:37:00.004+01:00

Was great to see so many out last night running around the 'lough. Pity some of the footballers couldn'd do as much running during a match... but sure to each their own.

Apart from the fella who won it, who flew round the 6 miles in just over half an hour, there were some outstanding local runners. Although John 'Marathon' Boy McCloy failed to live up to his billing as the fastest man in the parish, he still completed the 6 Mile race in a decent time when some bluffers who I wont mention (Mr Downey, Mr McCann, Maccers) decided half way round to pull out and finish with just 3 miles!! Shameful!! Indeed if Maccers had decided to just do the 3 Miles at the start he would have beaten mars into second for the fun run... ah well... always next year.

Another miraculous sight was Dolph making an unexpected appearance... somehow returning from long term injury to plod round the roads and end up 5th or so in the fun run... all that laying around being 'injured' must have helped greatly!

John Boy finishes strong infront of his adoring fans...!

Lofty leaves others in his wake to finish in an impressive time... for lofty..

John Boy and Barney think of dropping into McCanns for an ice cream as they get to end of the Ballymacombs Rd

Seamy powers up the hill at Clady corner; deciding not to win it after his pre-race prediction of sweeping everyone aside on the path to victory... giving others a chance

Some players... like the one above decided to not kid themselves into thinking they could run it, so took the easy option of walking!

Dolph and Heart of Braveness out for a wee dander trying to avoid the gate on the way out.

The bluffers are all smiles going out the gate, including 'The Hutch' back on his feet after last year's leg break and former senior and oftened crocked player Toffee... not so many smiles on the way back in though...

Just a wee update

2010-05-26T14:32:00.003+01:00

Been a while... so thought i'd just do a wee update. Seems things are going rightly for the seniors and reserves... 7 from 7 for both and wee one-sided win there on Sunday against them Drum boys... pity they didnt have a full strength team... didnt do anyone any good that carry on.

Big test this Sunday against moneymore... should tell us a bit more of where we are at and leave someone on top outright...

Well done to the wee under 14s... did the club proud and won the 7 a side blitz in owenbeg on Tuesday night. Good job lads!! Maybe be representing the club in an All-Irleand 7s final some time in the future!

Not a bad start

2010-03-29T10:45:00.002+01:00

Good old win for the Seniors against Claudy yesterday... nice to get a rare opening day victory! Hopefully things can continue as well for the rest of the year. The reserves had an even handier win; for a while I thought it was an under 8 match and we were going to have more goals than points at the end... was a close thing! Was another first as well on Sunday... the first time I've seen 17 subs for a Reserve game...! Sub bench couldnt even take everyone!

Nice wee trip to the city on Easter Sunday for the next match... should be fun!

Unreal bit of dancing....

2010-03-22T16:02:00.007Z

... never thought I'd hear myself sayin that, buy jaysus that was some performance in thon Jigs and Reels!

I dont think i've laughed so hard in my life.. and I know you lot may say that wouldnt be hard as I'm am miserable bollix.. but even so... some entertainment... brilliant!

For any of you who missed it, Barney O'Neill and Weedy had dresses on, Lenny out did Stavros Flatley to become Stavros Kelly, Flaffy done a bit of moonwalkin, big Anthony was on an actual stage dancing rather than in the bar, Fergal Mullan dressed up as a priest with Nuala Tohill as Mrs Doyle, John Boy was chewing some barley straw as a farmer, Willie thought he was playin for Celtic, Mucker done his best highland dancer impression, and even Seamy joined in with some straight shootin in his cowboy outfit... I shit you not!

Fair play to them all, you wouldnt catch me and my two left feet up there jumpin about like an eejit!!

Was some night alright... well done lads... and ladies for putting up with them!

John Boy gets 2 for the price of 1

Weedy experiences what it feels like to have some hair

Barney shows Beyonce how to do it

Mucker enjoys dancing in a skirt

Not sure what Flaffy is at there!

Not very reverant from Fergal!

Lenny.... just Lenny as normal!

Cowboy Seamy enjoys himself....

The big man showing everyone how its done

Willie showing the U14s how to stretch

Jigs and Reels... eejits and dancing more like it!

2010-03-15T10:57:00.002Z

Well the big nights are nearly here... almost time to see the cream of the parish strut their stuff in the duck... but actually on stage and for a reason this time... compared to a normal Saturday night!

Should be some craic... John Boy and big Letters have been practising wild hard and flaffy has been just trying to avoid injury, but I heard he was doin some extra practice at a weddin on Saturday night... so might be a dark horse for the title...

Thon old text voting has started now as well, and there's been 100 votes so far as of midnight on Sunday! I've been sworn to secrecy on who is winning... so ye will just have to wait until the night and when the winner is announced!!

I'm still gutted I didnt get asked to show my dance moves... but then again I'd only show them up... as many skills on the dance floor as the football field sure!! not a lot then!

Reserves get an auld draw

2010-02-28T20:42:00.003Z

Just got a few dodgy pics from the reserve friendly today. Not a bad day for some ball, some dodgy lookin boys running after the ball though. Should had a nice wee win, but sure it's only a challenge game for now, will have to pick her up for the league! The seniors won handy enough, lookin sharp enough against a Banagher outfit with a county player operating at full forward.

Good night's craic

2010-02-07T15:57:00.005Z

I'm beginning to think no one likes me... no awards again... why cant people see my natural talent?!! I mean John Boy should have got reserve instead of that dolph eejit. John Loughlin has some big boots to fill winning that most improved... some hard acts to follow! I suppose Mars might have deserved senior and Sheila just about done enough over many years to finally win clubperson award... I still think it shouldnt go to the person who does most work around the place... maybe best lookin or somethin... sorry Sheila!

Anyway... the main site has all the proper photos, i sneaked some of the more interesting ones on here.. including some dancing, hair styles and posing!

Dancing

Style

Posing

Seamy and not his awards

Jigs and Reels practice caught on camera

2010-02-06T15:32:00.004Z

It seems a few of the lads have been putting in some practice for the Dinner dance tonight and for the upcoming Jigs and reels... I dunno if this pair will be winning much though! I think big Anthony is takin a few tips though!

And then a bit of music to go with it from some local talent!

Awards time...

2010-02-05T10:02:00.003Z

Yes lads, how's the form now?!

Looking forward to this old club night after 3 weeks of hard slog on the field... could do with a wee rest for a change.

Should be a good wee night after Derry beat them Tyrone bollixes in Celtic Park and then back to the club for a wee bit off booggeying.

There's the wee matter of the awards presentations too! Bar U16 and Minor, I expect to make a clean sweep of the awards even if I was injured for most of the year, just the way things have to be!

If management don't see things the same way I do, I guess I'll make alternative predictions: U16: Comesy (moving like one supposedly) Minor: Hairy (Because of his youthful looks) Most Improved reserve: Bergman (I dont know how he gets on our senior team never mind Derry!) Reserve: Big Anthony (For his free kick effort against Magilligan) Senior: John Boy (he's been trying so hard for years, I just felt pity on him) Clubperson of the year: Flaffy (Losing Intermediate Championship Final Captain & Losing Under 16 Championship Final coach - Have to give him something to cheer him up!)

Back at it...

2010-01-15T11:26:00.002Z

Well, another new year, another season started and back at the old training with new management. I could say I'm glad to be back training, enjoying the criac... but quite frankly lads I'd be lying. I maybe thought it was good for the first 5 seconds... now its just torture!

I dont know when I last felt so much pain after a couple of wee sessions. As the best player at the club and obviously the fittest, I can only imagine how the lesser boys are feeling, am sure there are a few sore bodies today.

I cant remember when i saw so many bluffers on a field at one time, but fair play to them they all finished it... though in what state I'm not sure...

Well I suppose its a good start, just need to keep her lit for the rest of the year now, and get them bleedin showers fixed in the changin rooms, would fecking scald a cat... as well as some more sensitive parts a lad's body too... get it sorted big man!

Happy Christmas/New Year and all that...

2010-01-02T13:44:00.002Z

Well it's 2010, took a break from this carry on over the holidays there... well deserved break at that i'd say. Sure there was no craic anyway, just snow and ice all the bleedin time, where's the fun in that?!! Exactly... none...

Anyway.. new year's resolution is to write less crap on here and regain my spot as the best player at the club, all these awards where I didn't win got me thinking... obviously the good people of the lough dont know genuine brilliant talent when they see it!!

Awards my @r$e

2009-12-15T11:47:00.002Z

What the hell happened them bleedin club awards... didn't get a bloody thing! Obviously people are jealous of my mad skills... hardly on. I doubt there must have been some amount of cheating goin on... maybe some voting early and often... where's the fun in that.

I mean come on... Dolph winning Reserve and Snowy most improved... ye lads are really takin the piss... Dolph strapped up like a christmas present for half the year and snowy crazier than beaver at a ballymaguigan match.

I suppose thon mars boyo maybe deserved senior player of the year, but overall club player was pushing it I thought.

Not sure about Stefan flukin the minor award... but Big Man hardly deserved the club man of the year... I mean all he does is lay in teagues drinking the head off himself and singing about balamory.. waster!

Player of the year awards

2009-11-30T09:17:00.002Z

I see the club site is holding the annual popularity contest for the different player of the year awards... I dont understand why I dont win every category... as I'm obviously best at everything... bar Under 14, which John Boy is a sure winner for... Must go and vote for a few boys here... make sure none of the numptys win anything... I mean John Og and Dolph shouldnt be near any of them awards... unless it's for lack of looks... then they would be right up there...

Horse Play - some craic

2009-11-23T11:22:00.002Z

Some craic at the old night at the races on Saturday night. Along with the interesting names for horses and jockeys, there was some serious betting done... and some lucky winners...

The best craic was seeing the bronco led consortium go head to head with 'I Hate corner back' and 'Laughin boy' and their rival group in a bidding war for the last horse on sale on the evening 'The Lough Lad'... bronco, or should that be 'Monday Club' and his backers, 'Smirnoff', 'Drumsurn Athlete', 'I Love Doc', 'Tooth Kind', 'No Leg to Stand On', 'Tough But Sweet' and 'Keep on Running' among others, won with a bid of £210... fair play to them... pity the horse was a bit of a donkey and only just about finished and was left in the wake of the all conquering Innisrusher... owned by the McPeake Mafia family, headed by Stephen. Fair play to Stevie for giving half the winnings back... there's something decent in them McPeake's after all!! ... though it wasn't easy listening to 'Silver top' when his horse won a race... lucky wee bollix!

The Bronco led consortium see their horse 'The Lough Lad' fall behind.

All over....

2009-11-10T13:20:00.002Z

Well... now there are no more games to play, dont think the blog can be unlucky... who knows, but season over now after that hard fought draw up in Drumsurn. Been a long auld season, and couple of years... time to put the feet up and take her handy for a few months...maybe try and avoid putting a belly on over the winter like some well known players... maybe one who recently got the ball and chain attached.. i'll say no more... but it's about time he got engaged, dont think the missus could take much more of the waiting!!

Anyway, take her handy, and I'll be back later in the year for the odd update...

Neeeeehhhhy

2009-11-09T13:27:00.000Z

Alrighty then... the old horsies on Saturday week, should be some craic... will have to get a word in on the naming of the jockies and horses... there's some boys out there need some serious slagging... should be a good night's craic with a bit boogying after the gee gees.... must dust off the old wallet and place a few wagers... wouldnt bet on any of them donkeys owned by some of the players... likely fall down after the first few.... fences that is...

All starred up...

2009-11-05T13:25:00.001Z

Well done to berg, mars and Bradley on being named on the old intermediate team of the year... well deserved.. dunno if berg deserved player of the year though... think john boy should have got it... very dissapointed there... Good achievement for the lads anyway, even if it is from a north derry paper...

Not nice!

2009-10-09T10:56:00.002+01:00

I know I said I would be takin a wee break from the old bloggin... but just had to come on and wish big eyes a speedy recovery from his broken ankle. Nasty fall and twist... not nice. Hopefully there are no complications and he wont take too long to recover and be out injuring himself against goalies and the like again soon!

Balls to that...

2009-10-04T21:26:00.002+01:00

just didnt show up on the day. Ah well... just need to get the heads right for the league, and make sure we stay up.

Might take a break from this old bloggin life... might have been unlucky... we've lost an all-ireland and derry final since I started... balls to that!

Its time...

2009-10-03T12:42:00.001+01:00

... away to get the bus now... next time i'll be on, we'll have brought it back... oh yeahhh!

Time to bring her back home...

2009-10-02T11:32:00.003+01:00

Last training session before the big game last night, team named, all set... only thing left to do is head to Celtic Park, beat the 'guigan, take the trophy home... and party! It's gonna happen just like that... you better believe it!

73 Hours and a wheena minutes to go...

2009-09-30T13:39:00.003+01:00

Things building nicely now... 1 training session down for the week, 1 more to go.... I will obviously be expecting to be named in the team, preferably as the playmaker with no marking responsibilities... though for some reason I think the management have other ideas... well... sure.. what do they know! Even your man in the Derry post hasnt me in the likely line up... joke... why cant others see my sublime skills... John Boy, big Antonthy and Oggy know what I mean, just not appreciated!

Anyway... enough about me... 3 full days, an hour and 13 minutes or so to go to throw in... will be a good battle, but the cups coming back to Greenlough... and you better believe it!

League points in the bag

2009-09-27T21:03:00.002+01:00

Alright then... game won, 2 league points, superb... hopefully no knocks or injuries... full steam ahead to the final now... time to put the old title on the line and bring her back to the lough!!!... and i dont mean lough neagh!!!

Down to business

2009-09-24T09:42:00.004+01:00

Ok, the fun of the All-Ireland 7s is over.... time for the real deal again.

Desertmartin in the big league game on Sunday, the championship final will have to wait, even if the parish is gettin geared up with bunting, flags and the Greenlough 'Mean Machine' on display outside the club - some bit of work lads... we'll have to get an old pic up here soon - credit to snowy and beaver for the body work, and the berg for the art!!

No doubt about it, 2 league points is all that matters at this stage.

With all remaining league games away, and trips up into the wilds of craigbane, drumsurn and slaughtmanus ahead, we have to win the game closest to home and keep it going. All this chat about Greenlough being the inform team will count for feck all if we dont win at least another 2 or 3 league games and it starts on Sunday...

Trainin the other night was a killer as them boys who dandered about on Saturday got to have a rest, come on wee man, not like they were playin in an All-Ireland or the like.... thought i was gonna boke the old ringer up at one stage, that mg driving eejit was trying to kill me with all that running, and beating of heads... but sure if it means we are ready for the week ahead it will be worth it... will just have to take one less spud before trainin the night, otherwise the auld dinner will be fertilising jimmy's nicely cut field again.

cmon the lough!

All-Ireland Champions... almost!

2009-09-20T14:51:00.001+01:00

Bloody dodgy referee!!! Would have had an auld All-Ireland title back at the club this morning if it wasnt for a completely biased wee jobsworth... rippin. Was hard enough to take losing an all-ireland final, but to lose like that was just a kick in the balls.
A brilliant achievement for the lads, dunno how they managed to survive so much football in one day, a few sore bodies for a day or too no doubt.

Some great football played, and no doubt the best team there on the day.

The support wasnt bad either, even if some of the fellas didnt really come dressed like the rest of us and thought our new team colours were blue!

Well down to Mars on winning player of the tournament, or the energiser bunny as some of the ratoath crowd kept calling him. The lad should take it easy, all that running makes the rest of us look bad!
Old captain for the day didnt do too bad either... top scorer on the field, and had a lady admirer from the first game who wanted to know who he was and why she had never heard of him! Obviously his reputation didnt stretch to Meath!

All in all a great day's craic, just a pity some referees just ignore the rules at times and decide to be bias.

We know we deserved it and that's all that matters... now for the Derry Championship again... no chance we're losing any more finals this year!

Up the LOUGH!!

Oh yeah!

2009-09-14T15:46:00.002+01:00

So job done on Saturday... another final... happy days!

All-Ireland 7s this weekend, should be good craic. The managers better have me on the 10 man panel... they know my searing speed and brilliant skills would be just perfect... dunno about all that running though... could be wrecked after 5 minutes... will have to wait and see, but i'm sure they'll do the decent thing... surely!

Like waiting for a bus...

2009-09-12T21:22:00.002+01:00

... you wait years for one to come along and then two arrive after each other!!

Thank jaysus we didn't have to wait another 32 years to get to another final.. time to make her 2 in a row!

Brilliant win today, but frig me sir, talk about giving a man near heart failure! Started off fairly slow even if we did score first, Slaughtmanus took the lead and were pushin on a bit until chairman melled their midfielder (with a perfectly fair shoulder!!! - dubious yellow card I'd say) and we woke up a bit... dont think the poor fella has recovered yet.

Unreal pass from Berg to Comesy for the goal, 'keeper had no chance and had to pick her out of the onion bag. Fell asleep again for the rest of the half and were lucky to be leadin at the whistle.

Flying again at the start of the second half, berg causing them all sorts of problems, the wee man could only be stopped when he was dragged down or fouled. Didnt know what thon ejit McCallion was at when he hoofed the ball 50 yards across the field, but comesy was waiting for it and lobbed her into berg, only one winner in that contest, and it was the defender or the 'keeper... yeoooooooo!

A couple of points from Lenny, Seamy and Comesy and we were 5 up, all sorted! NO of course not!

Damn but we make things hard for ourselves... but the 'manus were even worse. They came back at us rightly, but dodgy, maximus and bradley were holding them at bay along with super subs oggy, kearney and old big eyes himself! Mcglinchey and chairman havin to have a wee sit down after their standing about for three quarters of an hour!

They had 4 or 5 shots in the last 10 minutes, at least one should have went over, but by luck and hard work, the closest the came was the post, and after what seemed like hours of injury time the final whistle eventually blew...!! Roll on October 3rd!!! Back in the final again! YEOOOOWW!

Back down the road in the vengabus (stoppin for some liquid refreshments, baps and a copy of Nuts - you know who you are - shame on you!!) and into the club for some Party time! 'You better believe it!!' as the big man would say!

3rd Time Lucky???

2009-09-11T15:18:00.001+01:00

Big game tomorrow against them North Derry boyos who beat us twice this year already. Good auld hard session at training there last night. Lookin forward to her now, just worried that wee coach of ours has hit his midlife crisis with his fancy sports car, says its to get him around when the missus has the other motor... dubious!

Well lads...

2009-09-09T09:09:00.000+01:00

... how's the form?

Decided its time to set up an auld blog so I can let ye all know what's really goin on about the mighty 'lough and the club from the point of view of the club's greatest ever player!

Anyone with any auld chat at all or gossip is free to let me know and i'll make sure to get some slaggin done!